ZEE5 Global, the world’s largest streaming platform for South Asian content, has dropped the trailer of its ZEE5 Original Drama Series E Emon Porichoy which is the first-ever long-series format series for the market. In this new format, each season will have 20 episodes which will be released periodically. E Emon Porichoy stars much-acclaimed actors like Shamol Mawla, Aisha Khan, Shahiduzzaman Selim, and Rosey Siddique. It narrates the story of Nayantara who reaches the famous Mirza House in … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Global drops trailer of first ZEE5 Original Drama Series ‘E Emon Porichoy’
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Beijing Gehua Cable (BGC) overhauls infrastructure with the help of ATEME
ATEME, the leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable TV, DTH, IPTV and OTT, today announced that major Chinese cable operator Beijing Gehua Cable (BGC) has deployed ATEME’s encoders to upgrade its cable TV services. This update delivers greater stability and video quality for viewers, while reducing BGC’s energy footprint. ATEME’s TITAN head-end solution replaces BGC’s legacy infrastructure, enabling the operator to better cope with high levels of transcoding and improve video … [Read more...] about Beijing Gehua Cable (BGC) overhauls infrastructure with the help of ATEME
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquires Locomotive Global
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, announced last week the acquisition of a majority stake in Locomotive Global Inc. Locomotive Global Inc., a production company based in India, is led by industry veterans Scott Anderson, former programming and acquisition strategy head for the Hallmark Channel who also was with Starz/Encore and Liberty Media Corporation, and Sunder Aaron, co-founder of … [Read more...] about Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquires Locomotive Global
BARC India THINK report: Ad volumes on TV spurt to highest levels in 2021 as festive season kicks off
Ad volumes on television continue to post healthy growth, with the July-September quarter registering 461 million seconds of advertising – which is the highest this year – as per BARC India's July - Sept 2021 Ad Volumes - Special Festival Edition THINK Report. What is also significant is that the growth registered in the quarter is broad-based, with channels across all languages reporting higher ad volumes over the corresponding period in previous years. With the festive season well and truly … [Read more...] about BARC India THINK report: Ad volumes on TV spurt to highest levels in 2021 as festive season kicks off
GlobalData: Continued cord-cutting trend to hurt Taiwan pay-TV service market through 2025
The total pay-TV service revenue in Taiwan is expected to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.5% from US$1.18bn in 2020 to US$1.15bn in 2025 due to the accelerated cord-cutting trend in the country and falling pay-TV average revenue per user (ARPU), according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Taiwan Pay-TV Forecasts indicate a tepid growth in the country’s overall pay-TV accounts, and a decline in average monthly spend per pay-TV … [Read more...] about GlobalData: Continued cord-cutting trend to hurt Taiwan pay-TV service market through 2025
JW Player secures new US patent for real-time ad viewability technology
JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, announced the company has been awarded patent number US11,102,546 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its real-time viewability technology. The technology provides advertisers with an unprecedented degree of certainty on whether an ad will be viewable before they place a bid, optimizing ad spend and opening valuable new inventory that would otherwise be excluded from campaigns due to historically low … [Read more...] about JW Player secures new US patent for real-time ad viewability technology